# 2020/2022 Auditory System GRC/GRS

> **NIH NIH R13** · GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES · 2022 · $49,875

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Together the Auditory GRC & GRS offer a unique combination of features, including: breadth of research, cutting-
edge emphasis, mingling of investigators from all ranks and diverse sub-fields and locales, intimate size and
extended discussion time. Some of these features arise from unique qualities of the hearing research field and
others from the Gordon Conferences’ established nature and highly successful format.
The general theme of the 2020 meeting leverages innovation in approaches and theory, focusing on an
integrated understanding of preventing loss and recovering function of the auditory system. These topics
are broadly construed to span research on basic and pathological mechanisms that pose limitation and destroy
normal auditory function to translational efforts to treating disorders and novel therapeutic and biological
interventions to recover function. The general theme of the 2022 meeting has not yet been determined, but it will
use a similar approach of integrating research across all levels of the auditory system.
Sessions will traverse the auditory system from its fundamental peripheral mechanisms to the central pathways,
multi-sensory integration, and behavioral output. The program will include the etiology and pathology of normal
auditory function, disruption of function through disease and trauma, and innovative approaches to preventing
hearing loss and to recovering function after loss. Investigators will highlight different model systems and
technologies, clinical relevance, and potential translational tools for repairing damaged auditory systems,
including stem cell therapy, hair cell regeneration, gene therapy, and next generation cochlear implants.
We will design sessions that have something that will appeal to scientists with diverse backgrounds. We
endeavor to highlight different model systems, from zebrafish to humans, and technologies from molecular &
genetic to systems and behavior. Throughout the sessions we will include a broad mix of talks that focus on
studies of central and peripheral auditory neuroscience and will include the broader thematic topics for the 2020
and 2022 Auditory GRC. Our goal is to encourage unusually high attendance throughout the meeting and cross-
fertilization across disciplines. For the Auditory GRS, talks will be selected from submitted abstracts and
anchored by a keynote address by an invited mentor-participant. In addition, mentoring is an active component
of the GRS. The keynote speaker, as well as the GRC organizers, will be available for informal and formal
discussions including a research funding session, featuring a representative from NIDCD, and a career session,
featuring individuals working in diverse fields, such as academia, industry, publishing and policy.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10125989
- **Project number:** 5R13DC018693-02
- **Recipient organization:** GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Ruth Y Litovsky
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $49,875
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-04-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10125989

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10125989, 2020/2022 Auditory System GRC/GRS (5R13DC018693-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10125989. Licensed CC0.

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